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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">To <a href="capture_current_work_environme.htm">capture the current Enterprise Architect work environment</a>, so that you can access the model at exactly the same point in exactly the same environment when you resume work, follow the steps below:</span></p>
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<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">Open Enterprise Architect (perhaps by using an existing shortcut).</span></li>
<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">On the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Start Page</span><span class="f_NumberedList">, open the required project.</span></li>
<li value=3><span class="f_NumberedList">Perform the work you need to do.</span></li>
<li value=4><span class="f_NumberedList">When you decide to capture your work environment in a shortcut, ensure that you have opened all diagrams you require and, if necessary, the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Discussion Forum</span><span class="f_NumberedList">, </span><span class="f_UIControl">Model Search</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> (with appropriate search term and type) and/or </span><span class="f_UIControl">Relationship Matrix</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> (at the appropriate profile). Ensure that the view you want to resume work on is the last one opened.</span></li>
<li value=5><span class="f_NumberedList">Select the </span><span class="f_NumberedList" style="font-weight: bold;">File | Save Project As</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> menu option. The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Save As</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> dialog displays, showing a list of actions derived from the views you currently have opened.</span><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span><br>
<img src="eapshort.png" width="504" height="297" border="0" alt="EAPShort"><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span></li>
<li value=6><span class="f_NumberedList">If you accessed Enterprise Architect via a shortcut, the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Target File</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> field displays the file location of that shortcut. If you intend to update the shortcut, go to step 10.</span></li>
<li value=7><span class="f_NumberedList">Otherwise, click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[ ... ]</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> (Browse) button at the end of the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Target File</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> field. The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Save Project As </span><span class="f_NumberedList">dialog displays.</span></li>
<li value=8><span class="f_NumberedList">Browse for the appropriate file location (such as </span><span class="f_Code">C:\Documents and Settings\&lt;username&gt;\Desktop</span><span class="f_NumberedList">) and, in the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">File name</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> field, type an appropriate filename. All shortcuts are .EAP files, regardless of whether the model itself is a .EAP file or a DBMS model.</span></li>
<li value=9><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Save</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button to return to the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Save As</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> dialog.</span></li>
<li value=10><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on one of the following:</span></li>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist3">The</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField"> Copy</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3"> radio button to create a direct copy of the model, and click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">OK</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3"> button to save the copy and end the procedure.</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist3">The</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField"> Shortcut</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3"> radio button to create a desktop shortcut for the model.</span></li>
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<td width="917" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:917px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">These radio buttons display only if the model is a .EAP file. If the model is a DBMS file, the target file can only be a shortcut. See the </span><span class="f_TiporNoteText" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="encrypt_repository_password.htm">Encrypt Repository Password</a></span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> topic.</span></p>
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<li value=11><span class="f_NumberedList">If you decide not to have a view in the shortcut, click on the checkbox to remove the tick. The entry is deleted when you save the shortcut.</span></li>
<li value=12><span class="f_NumberedList">If you decide to change the sequence and/or make a different view display first in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Diagram View</span><span class="f_NumberedList">, click on the appropriate entry and click on the 'Up Hand' or 'Down Hand' buttons.</span></li>
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<li value=11><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">OK</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button to save the shortcut.</span></li>
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<td width="917" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:917px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">If you open the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Save As</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> dialog when no views are open, the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Actions when model is opened</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> field is empty. You can save the shortcut like this to totally clear it. Alternatively, if views are listed that you do not want to use again, click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Include None</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> button and save the shortcut.</span></p>
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